Reviews of Audiobooks

The Beasts of Clawstone Castle, by Eva Ibbotson

"David Tennant is even better as a reader than an actor, with an insane glee in relishing eccentric characters. My children were begging to go back in the hot car to hear what happened next."

Independent

Sleepyhead, by Mark Billingham

"The plot is as taut as a razor-wire, the psychological tension keeps you listening. The addition of music, minimal but spot on, makes the suspense even more spine-chilling. So does Robert Glenister’s reading. If you’re listening in bed, you’d better keep the light on."

Guardian

Two Caravans, by Marina Lewycka

"Alone at the microphone, the stupendous Sian Thomas becomes an enormous international cast of every age, sex and temperament. Don’t read it; listen to it"

Independent

Tudor Mystery Series, C J Samsom

“Having hugely enjoyed Anton Lesser’s reading of Sovereign, the third of C.J. Sansom’s Tudor Mystery series starring the hunchbacked lawyer Matthew Shardlake, I backtracked to hear the first two in the series, Dissoluton and Dark Fire. After hearing him narrate all three books, I can’t imagine anyone better suited to the role.”

The Times

A Fashion in Shrouds and Tiger in the Smoke, Margery Allingham

"Margery Allingham’s A Fashion in Shrouds and Tiger in the Smoke see Mr. Campion solving crimes with impeccable style. Philip Franks sounds, marvellously, as if he’s reading in a dinner-jacket."

Independent

Toast, by Nigel Slater

"Sad, funny, embarrassing and scrupulously frank."

Independent on Sunday

Churchill, by Roy Jenkins

"John Sessions is an inspired choice of narrator. He manages to capture the zest of the complex man and has fun with the bitchiness of Churchill’s colleagues, breathing life into the atmosphere at Westminster at that time."

Engleby, by Sebastian Faulks

Redemption Falls, by Joseph O’Connor

"Kerry Shale is, quite simply magnificent. In his voice every character lives and breathes; in his rich, rich reading is a magic that matches the author’s words. This is audio at its very best. Unmatchable."

Express

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the Race Against Time

David Tennant read Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the Race Against Time completely brilliantly.